Notre Dame University, Fremantle
On Wednesday 20 January 2010, Parliamentary Secretary for Health Mark Butler held a roundtable health reform discussion at Notre Dame University in Fremantle.
Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost, Professor Mark McKenna, chaired the consultation and the participants included staff from the University’s School of Medicine.
Topics discussed included:
- Cost pressures on the health system and containing these pressures in the future
- Workforce shortages
- The suggested separation of emergency care and elective surgery
- Mental health services, particularly the need for better integration with primary care
- The future of residential aged care and the need for increased funding
- The need for dedicated funding for research into the health system
- The cost of delivering dental care
- The potential impact of climate change on the prevalence of some diseases.
The discussion also covered the need to allocate a greater proportion of funding to preventative health care.
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 Minister for Health and AgeingNicola Roxon talking about the National Health and Hospitals Network on Wednesday 3rd March 2010. |
 Youth views (public submission)Young people in Canberra were interviewed on their views about the Australian health system. Video was submitted by Senator Kate Lundy’s office. |
 DerekDerek says the reform process offers a great opportunity to free up emergency departments in hospitals by creating a special service to diagnose and treat older people who now come into emergency when something is wrong. |
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CloncurryThe Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery, Warren Snowdon, held a roundtable discussion on health reform at Cloncurry in Northern Queensland on Wednesday 27 January 2010. |
ACTU MelbourneParliamentary Secretary Mark Butler hosted a health consultation on Thursday 28 January 2010 at the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) offices in Melbourne. |
Mount Isa Base Hospital, Mount IsaOn Wednesday 27 January 2010, the Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery, Warren Snowdon, held a health reform consultation at Mount Isa Base Hospital, in North Western Queensland. |
